Friday, November 26, 2010

[HvEXAS] TNO Afterparty | November 26th (Black Friday) | Daisy Baker's | 9pm-2am | Properly Chilled & Ryan Kick All Night! | FREE!

 

The Troy Night Out Afterparty – November 2010!
9pm-2am
18 to get in, 21 to drink (ID required)
FREE!!

We had mixed feelings about what to do with ourselves on this last Friday of November, seeing how the TNO Afterparty falls not only the day after Thanksgiving (no surprise there), but also on Black Friday (umm, also no surprise)...but about those mixed feelings.

We're stuffing ourselves for Thanksgiving, and then doing it again with left-overs the next day. But there's a problem with our tryptophanic dreams of slumber...BLACK FRIDAY! So, while we're way chilled out on trypto, we're also hyped up about shopping. We think you will be too. That's why we've kept it simple and brought in the only two DJs who can take care of those extremes; Properly Chilled and Ryan Kick. It's like a fork full of pumpkin pie in your right hand, and a glass of wine in your right. Yeah, we thought it was a pretty damn clever move too.

9pm-2am: Properly Chilled & Ryan Kick

The last friday of every month, come for Troy Night Out and stay out late with us! Daisy Baker's, 9pm-2am, FREE, dance till you can't.

http://www.daisybakers.com/
http://www.tnoafterparty.com/
http://www.troynightout.org/
http://www.goodship.net/blog
http://www.properlychilled.com/

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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

[HvEXAS] HvEXAS Password Changed

 

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I noticed some SPAM coming from this account, so I changed the password. Sorry about that!

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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

[HvEXAS] EMPAC | Sean Griffin: Cold Spring | 12/03+04

 

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Photo courtesy Sean Griffin - technology and design artifacts of the
Capital Region on loan from the archives at the Schenectady Museum
PERFORMANCE
Sean Griffin: Cold Spring
Friday + Saturday, December 3 + 4, 2010, 8 PM
Theater
$15/10/5

A curious theatrical collision of hijacked music and theater — an abduction of the audience into an pageant of disturbing 20th century indulgences. Featuring actors, musicians, and dancers from LA, Chicago, Montreal, Minneapolis, NYC, and the Capital Region with industrial relics from the Schenectady Museum.



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ONGOING

EXHIBITION
Uncertain Spectator
November 18, 2010 – January 29, 2011

An exhibition confronting anxiety in contemporary art, where individuals are asked to cross a threshold into situations riddled with uncertainty. 



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INSTALLATION
Michael J. Schumacher: Room Pieces Troy 2010

A building-wide sound installation utilizing the immense size, acoustics, and 100-plus speaker public address system to create a rich sonic environment for anyone passing through the building. A widely varied sound palette creates an ever-changing soundscape that is both pleasurable and unpredictable.



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Both are free and open to the public Monday through Saturday, noon to 6 PM; they will be closed on Thursday, November 25, and will reopen at noon on Monday, November 29. Call the EMPAC Box Office for available viewing hours on Wednesday, November 24.


NEWS

Evelyn's Café will be closed all this week, and will reopen on Monday, November 29 at 11 AM.

CAMPUS + COMMUNITY

CONCERT
Rensselaer Symphony Orchestra & Concert Choir
Sat. 12/04, 2 PM
Free
Presented by the Rensselaer Music Association and the Rensselaer Union Classical Concert Series Series

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EMPAC 2010-2011 presentations, residencies, and commissions are supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts (with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; additional funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Community Connections Fund of the MetLife Foundation, and the Boeing Company Charitable Trust), and the New York State Council for the Arts. Special thanks to the Jaffe Fund for Experimental Media and Performing Arts for support of artist commissions.

EMPAC Box Office:
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Troy, NY 12180

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

[HvEXAS] EMPAC | Uncertain Spectator exhibition | opening Thurs. 11/18

 

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Photo courtesy of the artist and Catharine Clark Gallery, San Francisco  
EXHIBITION
Uncertain Spectator
November 18, 2010 – January 29, 2011
Monday – Saturday, noon to 6 PM
Free

A group exhibition confronting anxiety in contemporary art, Uncertain Spectator asks individuals to cross a threshold — to place themselves in situations riddled with tension, confront deeply charged emotional content, and grapple with feelings of apprehension. The works presented deal with a general mood of uneasiness arising from recent political and economic events that frames a future rife with imminent threats. Uncertain Spectator not only responds to these unsettling situations, but also creates them by challenging individuals to step outside of a place of comfort both physically and emotionally.

Opening reception: Thursday, November 18, at 6 PM with a performance by The Troy Chainsaw Ensemble and a screening of Lars Von Trier's Dancer in the Dark (starring Björk). There will be free copies of the exhibition catalog distributed for all attending the opening (while supplies last). Curator's tour beginning at 5:30 PM.

Be sure to check out the Uncertain Spectator(s) blog, a regularly updated space for invited cultural theorists, philosophers, artists, and curators to reflect on the manifold manifestations of anxiety within contemporary culture, whether that be through timely events, currents in philosophical thought, or artistic practice.



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SOON

PERFORMANCE
Sean Griffin: Cold Spring
Friday + Saturday, December 3 + 4, 2010, 8 PM
Theater
$15/10/5

A performance of diverted intentions and narrative relocations instrumentalizing levitations, polygraphs, abductions, eugenics, American theater, and roller girls through a kaleidoscopic operatic lens.



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CAMPUS + COMMUNITY

CONCERT
Rensselaer Contemporary Music Ensemble
Wed. 11/17, 8 PM
Concert Hall
Free
Presented by the Rensselaer Union Classical Concert Series

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EMPAC 2010-2011 presentations, residencies, and commissions are supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts (with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; additional funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Community Connections Fund of the MetLife Foundation, and the Boeing Company Charitable Trust), and the New York State Council for the Arts. Special thanks to the Jaffe Fund for Experimental Media and Performing Arts for support of artist commissions.

EMPAC Box Office:
518.276.3921

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Troy, NY 12180

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Friday, November 12, 2010

[HvEXAS] TONIGHT! Georg Friedrich Haas: In Vain | EMPAC | Fri. 11/12, 8 PM

 


PERFORMANCE
Georg Friedrich Haas: In Vain
Argento Chamber Ensemble (Michel Galante, conductor)
Friday, November 12, 2010, 8 PM
Concert Hall
$15/10/5

A contrast of light and dark, harmony and dissonance, In Vain startles and captivates the senses. Performed by a 24-member chamber orchestra, much of this intense 75-minute composition takes place in total darkness, and the musicians must perform from memory. The cycles between light and darkness are accompanied by dramatic microtonal deviations in the musical plane, which underscore a desire for perfect harmony, while understanding the futility of achieving a perfect harmonic co-existence, both musically and in the world.

"This is music in which you hang on every note, waiting to hear what happens next..." – Andrew Clements, The Guardian

"In the beginning, Georg said, let there be no light. And there was dark. Silky, womb-like India-ink blackness... And it was good. Mind-blowingly good." – Mark Swed, L.A. Times

"It was often hard to believe that these otherworldly sounds were coming from acoustic, not electronic, instruments." – Vivien Schweitzer, The New York Times

+ Read more about the piece here (including a sound sample)
+ See + hear more here (note: this preview is for another performance that has already happened of the same piece by the same ensemble)

Georg Friedrich Haas is an internationally known composer of spectral music. Born in Graz, Austria, Haas studied composition with Gösta Neuwirth and Ivan Eröd, and piano with Doris Wolf at the Musikhochschule (Graz). He pursued graduate studies with Friedrich Cerha at the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna, and completed composition and computer music courses at Darmstadt and at IRCAM (Paris). 

Haas' style focuses on micropolyphony, microintervals, and exploitation of the overtone series. His award-winning works have been part of several festivals, including Wien Modern (Vienna), Musikprotokoll (Graz), Witten, Huddersfield, Royaumont, Venice Biennale, Festival d'Automne (Paris), and Darmstädter Ferienkurse. Haas teaches composition at the Hochschule für Musik in Basel, Switzerland, where he currently resides.

The Argento Chamber Ensemble is the performance arm of the Argento New Music Project. The group has toured widely in the US and abroad in festivals including the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, the International Festival of Spectral Music in Turkey, the American Festival of Microtonal Music in New York, and the International Festival of Electro-acoustic music. Known for delivering unforgettable performances that demand technical preparation and a probing interpretive commitment to the music, the ensemble has worked with leading composers such as Pierre Boulez, Tania Leon, Tristan Murail, Elliott Carter, Philippe Hurel, and Philippe Leroux in performance, tours, and recordings. 

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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

[HvEXAS] EMPAC | Georg Friedrich Haas: In Vain | Friday 11/12, 8 PM

 

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photo courtesy of the Argento Chamber Ensemble  
PERFORMANCE
Georg Friedrich Haas: In Vain
Argento Chamber Ensemble (Michel Galante, conductor)
Friday, November 12, 2010, 8 PM
Concert Hall
$15/10/5

A contrast of light and dark, harmony and dissonance, In Vain startles and captivates the senses. Performed by a 24-member chamber orchestra, much of this intense 75-minute composition takes place in total darkness, and the musicians must perform from memory. The cycles between light and darkness are accompanied by dramatic microtonal deviations in the musical plane, which underscore a desire for perfect harmony, while understanding the futility of achieving a perfect harmonic co-existence, both musically and in the world.

Read more about the piece here (includes a sound sample).



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SOON

EXHIBITION
Uncertain Spectator
November 18, 2010 – January 29, 2011
Free

Free opening reception: Thursday, Nov. 18, 5:30 – 10 PM
5:30 PM: Curator's tour
6 PM: Opening reception with a performance by The Troy Chainsaw Ensemble
7 PM: A screening of Lars Von Trier's Dancer in the Dark (starring Björk) in the Theater

An exhibition confronting anxiety in contemporary art, where individuals are asked to cross a threshold into situations riddled with uncertainty. 

And be sure to check out the Uncertain Spectator(s) blog, a place for invited cultural theorists, philosophers, artists, and curators to reflect on the manifold manifestations of anxiety within contemporary culture.



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PERFORMANCE
Sean Griffin: Cold Spring
Friday + Saturday, December 3 + 4, 2010, 8 PM
Theater
$15/10/5

A performance of diverted intentions and narrative relocations instrumentalizing levitations, polygraphs, abductions, eugenics, American theater, and cheerleaders through a kaleidoscopic operatic lens.



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CAMPUS + COMMUNITY

CONCERT
Rensselaer Contemporary Music Ensemble
Wed. 11/17, 8 PM
Concert Hall
Free
Presented by the Rensselaer Union Classical Concert Series

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EMPAC 2010-2011 presentations, residencies, and commissions are supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts (with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; additional funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Community Connections Fund of the MetLife Foundation, and the Boeing Company Charitable Trust), and the New York State Council for the Arts. Special thanks to the Jaffe Fund for Experimental Media and Performing Arts for support of artist commissions.

EMPAC Box Office:
518.276.3921

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EMPAC
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110 8th Street
Troy, NY 12180

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Wednesday, November 03, 2010

[HvEXAS] Lounge @ Daisy's Middle East Session Edition This Saturday

 

On Saturday, Nov. 6th we've got a special night planned for you. It's our Middle East Session Edition when beginning at 11pm, resident DJ Brandon (Properly Chilled) will be joined by two live percussionists (Lucas Rathke on tabla & Jimmy C on electronic hand drum & djembe) and some live vocal chants from singer Athena Burke, while making deep selections of electronic Middle Eastern, south Asian & north African fusions. Expect ...to get bassed up, blissed out, and high on the rhythms.

You can expect the live action to continue throughout the night and into Lazer & Blazer's deep house, cosmic disco, and funky Balearic stylings. Lazer & Blazer get started at midnight.

This is another Lounge @ Daisy's night you don't want to miss! As always, show up before 10pm and get in free.


SET TIMES (Approximate):

10-11pm : Brandon (Properly Chilled) : Downtempo, Latin funk, dub, funk
11-midnight : Middle East Session w/Lucas Rathke, Jimmy C & Athena Burke
Midnight-2am : Lazer & Blazer : deep house, cosmic disco, funky Balearic dance


DAISY BAKER'S
33 2nd Street, Troy (near the corner of 2nd & State)

$5 Cover (free before 10pm)
18+ gets in, 21+ gets to drink (bring I.D.)
Music starts at 10pm

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http://www.selectrhythms.com/

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